Beaumaris Anglican Church St. Michael & All Angels
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Chronology of Highlights
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1914

The land fronting Bodley Street,Dalgetty Road and Martin Street, Beaumaris, on which the present church is built, was acquired by the Diocese of Melbourne.
1947

Sunday School began at Talbot House, Cromer Road, Beaumaris, with Mr Robert Butterss as one of the teachers.
1951
September 
Trinity XVII
16 First service of newly constituted Church of St. Michael and All Angels' held at garage of Mr and Mrs Clive Gleadell, 11 Rennison Street, Beaumaris, led by Rev. Robert Dann, Vicar of St. Matthew's, Cheltenham, and the first Priest-in-charge of St Michael and All Angels', Beaumaris
Sermon: Pharisee and Publican
23 people
  November 18 Envelope system commenced for the offertory.  
1952
February 
Septuagesima
10 Special commemoration: 
Death of King George VI and Accession of Queen Elizabeth II
37 people
   Sexagesima 17 National Day of Mourning on the day of the King's Burial 18 people
  March  2 Jillian Alice Barnett was baptized. 34 people
    30 Five children were baptized. 21 adults 
19 children
  July 20 12 candidates were confirmed at St. Matthew's, Cheltenham  
    27 First communion of newly confirmed members 26 adults 
22 children
  November 16 Matins: Janice Leslie Gleadell was baptized 65 people
  December 
Advent III
14 Last service in the Gleadells' garage 27 adults 
17 children
  Advent IV 21 First service in new, first church building in Dalgetty Road 
8 a.m. Holy Communion 
9 a.m. Children's Christmas Festival
37 adults 
133 people
1953
March 
Lent V
22 Opening and Dedication of St. Michael and All Angels' Church, in what is now the Hall, at 3 p.m. 500 people
  April  11 Garden Party at 11 Rennison Street, Beaumaris  
  May 
Trinity Sunday
31 Special Coronation Family Service 203 people
  June 2 Coronation Day, Queen Elizabeth II: Service of Holy Communion 23 people
  June 21 Country Women's Association Service 100 people
  June 25 Parish Ball at Mentone City Hall  
  July 25 First marriage at St. Michael's (David Coombes and Julie Walker)  
  November 29 Matins, and Scouts and Cubs Parade 80 people
  December 13 Children's Festival 110 people
1954
February 7 Commencement of Weekly Evensong 21 people
1956
June 7 First funeral held at St. Michael and all Angels': Mrs Sarah Keefer, aged 82  
  November 
Trinity XXIV
11 Service farewelling Revd. Robert Dann, who was the first Priest-in-charge of St Michael and All Angels', Beaumaris
103 people
  December 
Advent III
16 First services led by Revd. Vernon Cohen, second Priest-in-charge of St Michael and All Angels'
9:15 a.m. Matins 
11:00 a.m. Family Service
72 people 
200 people
1957
April 
Easter Day
21  9:15 a.m.  
11:00 a.m. Children's Service
190 people  
124 people
  April 
Low Sunday
28 Dedication of the Parish Hall, attached to the original church building 150 people
1960
April 9 St. Michael and All Angels', Beaumaris, was created as a separate Parish from St. Matthew's, Cheltenham, and the Revd. Philip Roberts was inducted as the first Vicar.  
1961
June 8 Induction of Revd. Kenneth Raff as the second Vicar  
1966
July 2 Dedication of the new church building of St. Michael and All Angels' by the Archbishop of Melbourne, Most Reverend Dr Frank Woods 350 people
1978 March 
Palm Sunday
19 Consecration of the new church building of St. Michael and All Angels' by the Archbishop of Melbourne, Most Reverend Robert Dann, who had been the first priest-in-charge of St Michael's, when it was a subsidiary church in the Parish of St Matthew's, Cheltenham
 
1981

New Vicarage built on the corner of Dalgetty Road and Bodley Street
1982 February  3 Induction of Revd. Brian Thewlis as the third Vicar.
1987 October  26 Induction of Revd. Albert Sage as the fourth Vicar.
1989 October 2 Induction of Revd. Raymond Hartley as the fifth Vicar.
1991 June 30
Dedication Festival to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the dedication of the present church building on 2nd July 1966
1992

Induction of Revd. Geoffrey Glass as the sixth Vicar.
2000 November 8 Induction of Revd. Amy Turner as the seventh Vicar.
2001 September 16 Thanksgiving Service to Commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the first regular Anglican church services in Beaumaris, and the launching of the Parish's first Web site, at www.vicnet.net.au/~angbeau
2006
December
13
Induction of Revd. Judith Marriott as the eighth Vicar, by the Right Revd. John Wilson